Boom Map Update
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Boom Map Update
Going on a trip next week and wanna update the maps, I have the V2012 original maps. Did a trip 3 weeks ago and the system worked fine but I figure it's time. I don't wanna attempt this before the trip if there might be a problem so for those of you that have done this what can I expect? I remember reading something about putting a flash drive into the bike to verify (?) something then bringing the drive to the PC and downloading the maps on to the stick? Then back to the bike? Any help would be appreciated...
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This will explain everything. The latest maps are Q2 2018.
https://harley-davidson.naviextras.com/shop/portal
https://harley-davidson.naviextras.com/shop/portal
Last edited by BigDawgQC; Sep 9, 2020 at 06:56 PM.
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This will explain everything. The latest maps are Q2 2018.
https://harley-davidson.naviextras.com/shop/portal
https://harley-davidson.naviextras.com/shop/portal
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O.K., just did the download, thanks again Dawg! Took a couple of hours following the instructions from the link above but went fairly smooth. A 4 GB update, it is Q2 2018 maps. Biggest decision was to purchase from the HD/Naviextras site or from Naviextras themselves, I guess they're 2 different sellers. It got a little confusing at that point. Hopefully it will be worth the time and $$$, I'll see next week on the trip.
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O.K., just did the download, thanks again Dawg! Took a couple of hours following the instructions from the link above but went fairly smooth. A 4 GB update, it is Q2 2018 maps. Biggest decision was to purchase from the HD/Naviextras site or from Naviextras themselves, I guess they're 2 different sellers. It got a little confusing at that point. Hopefully it will be worth the time and $$$, I'll see next week on the trip.
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O.K., just did the download, thanks again Dawg! Took a couple of hours following the instructions from the link above but went fairly smooth. A 4 GB update, it is Q2 2018 maps. Biggest decision was to purchase from the HD/Naviextras site or from Naviextras themselves, I guess they're 2 different sellers. It got a little confusing at that point. Hopefully it will be worth the time and $$$, I'll see next week on the trip.
Please post your experience after your trip. I have a '15 I've been debating updating and would like to know if you notice any difference. Kind of strange that in 2020 the newest version is 2018 though
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Yeah, 2 years old. When I bought my 2014 it had 2012 maps so I'm updating 6 years newer. I watched the entire download process, it is a huge update. Every State was listed, Canada, Mexico, all of North America, took probably an hour and a half to download to the flash drive and another hour to load into the bike. I'm pretty sure it's not just a POI update, a lot more than that. I'm heading to Maine (lobsta, LOL!) on Thursday, 4 days there and then over to Cape Cod (hopefully depending on weather) for 3 more days. I'm sure I'll be using the new maps, I'll update when I get back!
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